Method

Empty the jar of mincemeat into a bowl, then add to it the brandy, orange zest and ginger. Give everything a good stir together, then leave to rest on the side for 20 minutes. Give another good stir, then taking your pastry, and using a pastry cutter, cut out large circles that will then fill a well buttered yorkshire pudding tray.

Place the pastry circles into the pudding tray, then using a teaspoon, spoon in plenty of the mincemeat mixture into each of the pastry circles. Using a star shaped cutter, cut out tops for the pies from the remaining pastry.

Pop into the oven on gasmark 5 for approximately 20 minutes, or until the tops have turned nicely golden. Remove from the oven place the pies onto a cooling tray. Once cooled, take a sieve and dust the icing sugar over the tops of the mince pies.

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